VOCAL TECHNIQUEA Guide for Conductors, Teachers, and Singers

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This website supports our book Vocal Technique: A Guide for Conductors, Teachers, and Singers, published by Waveland Press. Material is drawn from our book but supplementary material will also be posted over time.

Knowledge of good vocal technique applies to all singing, and all singers deserve the opportunity to sing well. The more conductors, teachers, and singers understand vocal technique and the science underlying it, the more readily they can apply these concepts in both individual and ensemble singing.

The website and our book provide guidance that is both practical and grounded in vocal science. Vocal Technique draws on the perspectives of great artists, modern vocal technicians and pedagogues, perceptual studies of singing, modern vocal science, and, of course, our own training and experience. References are indicated by numbered parentheses {e.g., (1)} and appear on the References page. Additional references are contained in Vocal Technique.We encourage you to read the book, to investigate the material on this website, and to contact us with your questions! See the complete scope of the book on the Table of Contents page.